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Show egistration for regular and/or first session summer school classes at SUU runs through today, (June 20), which is the first day of instruction. "Students may still register for either the regular session or for the first session for one week after Monday, but a $15 late fee will be charged," Phillip Carter, dean of continuing education, said. "Registration for the second session will continue, with no late fee, until July 18. We are encouraging everyone to register as early as possible for all three sessions and for special offerings during the summer." The regular summer school session runs through Aug. 12, and the first session run s through July 15. Students attending the second session will attend class July 18 through Aug. 12. In addition to the th ree regularl y scheduled sessions, a wide van ety of conferences, camps, workshops and special training will be offered throughout the summer. "We are encouraging people to obtain a schedule of summer classes to see the breadth of our offerings this year," Carter said. "Many offerings are very specialized and some last only a few days, but these can be very valuable, enjoyable, and educational." Schedules of summer school offerings are available at the SUU Registrar's Office in the Administration Building or in the offices of the Division of Continuing Education in the R. Haze Hunter Conference Center. Any students who did not attend SUU during the spring quarter are required to complete an application for admission before registering for summer school, but this can be done anytime before Monday. Registration may be completed by phone by calling 586-7714 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays (a $3 registration fee will be assessed) or in person at the Registrar's Office. "Our summer school enrollment is expected to be up again this year," Carter says. "For many people this is the ideal time to pick up college credit. It provides an opportunity to accelerate progress toward a degree, to pick up some graduate credit, or get a head start on a college career. No additional out of state tuition is charged for summer school. "Combined with the available summer cultural activities in the area and the great summer climate and scenery, summer school at SUU can be a wonderfully delightful experience," Carter said. f you think going to school in the summer is a burden, than you haven't discovered all of the exciting, educational and entertaining activities, conferences and classes being offered here at SUV. The Division of Continuing Education is offering a pair of classes entitled Shakespearience and Shakespeare Forum to learn and enjoy the festival experience. Shakesperience is designed for individual teachers or school planning teams who are interested in producing a Shakespeare festival of their own. Shakespeare Forum gives Festival-goers a chance to earn credit while attending the plays, seminars and greenshows. Continuing Education will also conduct several conferences including Project Discovery, which is a workshop consisting of a week of classes and activities designed to give gifted and talented middle school students exciting and creative experiences. The 11th annual Project Discovery, running July 10-15, is designed for "students in grades six through nine with advanced skills and a desire to experience live theatre, discover new ideas, explore emerging technology, and like learning to be an adventure." The workshop is taught by University faculty and will offer a plethora of classes, tickets to the Shakespearean Festival, other recreational evening activities and a field trip to one of New parking Ashdown Brothers Construction completed work on a 42-space park ing lot last week. The lot, located between the Heat Plant and the Technology Building north of the Centrum, will be striped for use this week. Gallery features 'Sitting Pretty' he "art" o' sitting is featured through J• ne 25 at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery exhibit on the Southern Utah University campus. Sponsored by Antone Hunter, owner of Antone's Interiors of Cedar City, "Sitting Pretty" is an exhibit featuring some 20 unique chairs created by artists. The chairs, all full-sized and fully functional, range from a replica of a 1904 Frank Lloyd Wright barrel chair to artist/welder Dave Stark's "Surprisingly Comfortable," a steel chair that uses automobile shock absorbers for legs. 11 A unique feature of this show is an invitation to the public to sit on our T southern Utah's world-renowned national parks. Another project of the Division of Continuing Education is the Creative Writing Conference, designed to teach begining and advanced writers, English teachers and college students the techniques of writing and understanding short fiction, poetry, drama and children's literature. The lectures and workshops will be conducted by several renowned writers and will run July 25-29. There are several other programs being held at SUU over the summer, including many activities for high schoolers. The High School Music Camp is set for June 19-24 and is intended to increase students' knowledge and ability in the area of instrumental music within a social context. chairs, says Braithwaite Gallery Cur~ ,or Mandy Brooks. In addition to the chairs, photographs of the chairmaking in progress is displayed t1 illustrate the creative process and the evolution of each piece. Also included in the exhibit are paintings by Kamyar Esmaeli, a Salt Lake City artist who works in oils and mixed media on paper and wood. The subjects of most of his paintings are chairs. The Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, located in the lower level of the Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center, is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. II The Governor's Honors Academy will conduct it~ sixth annual program at SUV July 10-22. The Academy is designed for Utah's finest high school students entering 11th and 12th grades. For the 25th year, the six-week on-campus program Upward Bound will allow students to experience college life in a supportive environment. There are sports camps taking place on the SUV campus all summer long. Softball, football and boy' team basketball camps have already concluded, but girl's basketball, wrestling, boy's individual basketball, gymnastics, Arizona Football Camp, baseball, tennis and the United Spirit are all scheduled for the rest of the summer. The Summer Evening Concert Series will also be held at SUU every Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Randall L. Jones Theatre until the end of August. In addition to all of that, there is art and lectures at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, the 14th annual Reading Conference July 7-8, the 19th annual Field School in Southwestern Archeology, Elderhostel Summer Fare, Camp Shakespeare August 1-5, a storytelling workshops July 6 and August 11, The American Folk Ballet July 14-16 ant 18-20, The Shakespearean Festival, and The Utah Summer Games. It's all happening on the campus of SUU this summer. |